Outstanding News in Picture: 8 September 2011

The Yak-42 jet carrying Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team terribly crashed and burst into flame after its taking off near Yaroslavl, some 300 km from Moscow, Russia on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. The accident has left at least 43 people dead. The reason of this awful flight crash is still unknown. There are only two survivors including Russian forward Alexander Galimov and flight crew member Alexander Sizov who have suffered serious from the burn. The whole team traveled to perform their first match of the new Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season.

The Yak-42 jet

This image, taken by a tourist named Vadim Balakin, shows off the beautiful ice patterns of the Arctic Ocean in Franz Josef Land Archipelago, north of Russia

A video released by the San Diego Police Dept shows a suspect dressed like Gumby telling the store clerk that he is robbed, taking a gun, dropping 27 cents and leaving at a 7-Eleven in Rancho Penasquitos, California